Geoege d



(ModeL) I 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

G. 1). PAUL.

PASSENGER REGISTER. 2 N0; 249,542. Patented NOV.15,1881.

Wm FA E. E w I a WITNESSES INVENTOR i a,a,(, filvmfh a ,7 WZMGWK.

WWW. ATTORNEYS 3 Shee tsSheet 2.

(ModeL) G. D. PAUL.

PASSENGER REGISTER.

No. 249,542. Patented NOV. 15,1881.

iNVENTOR umw vr WITNESSES w. wwm/w WW ,0 PM. {7 a k ATTORNEYS (ModeL) I3 Sh eets-She.et 3. G. D. PAUL.

PASSENGER REGISTER.

N0. 249,54Z. Patented Nov. 15,1881.

ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE D. PAUL, OF NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, GEORGE S. TERRY, OFSAME PLACE, AND HENRY E. REDDISH, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

PASSENGER-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,542, dated.November 15, 18 81.

7 Application filed August2'2,1881. (Model.)

To all whom at may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE D. PAUL, of NewYork, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Passenger-Registers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon,"which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in apparatus for registering thenumber of persons passing over a hinged platform situated in arestricted passage to reach a ferry-boat or train, the object of thesame being to provide. accurate means of ascertaining at a glance theexact number of passengers that have boarded the train and the exactamount of passagemoney taken in at the box, thereby doing away with theticket system and fare-boxes in use on the elevated roads. With theseends in view my invention consists in certain details of constructionand combinations of parts, as will be more fully explained, and pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is perspective view of myimproved device. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the top of the step removed.Fig. 3 is a side view. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken throughthe indicator and platform.

Arepresents a passage-way, sufficiently wide for one person to passthrough, leading directly to the gates B, which latter can he set on orover a raised platform or immediately on the floor, as desired. In thepresent instance I have represented the gates B mounted on the platform0, which latter are reached by-one step, D. The inner end, 0, of thisplat form 0, or that portion inside of the passageway, is pivoted at oneend to the side walls ofthe platform, and is held up in position whenthere is no pressure. thereon by a spring, E, adapted to bear on theunder side of the pivoted platform 0 and the upper side of an arm, F,secured in any desired mannerbeneath "1. The endof the rock-shaft I onthe indicator side of the platform projects outside of the side wall, a,and is provided on this projecting end with a crank-arm, J, which latteris connected at its outer end to the sliding rod K. This sliding rodworks in the hollow standard L, and is connected at its upper end to onearm of the bell-crank lever M, which latter is journaled on the shaft N.The opposite end of this bell-crank lever M is provided with aspring-pressed pawl, 0, adapted to engage with the ratchet-wheel Prigidly secured to the rear end of the shaft N, which latter isjournaled in a suitable bearing at the upper end of the inclined arm Q,and is provided on its front end with the small cog wheel It, adapted tomesh with either of the wheels S or S, journaled at a suitable distanceapart in the sliding frame T, the latter being held up in position onthe support b by the shaft N, which passes through an oblong slot in theframe T and is clamped between the plate (3 and cog-wheel R. b is anupright post, having an indicator, 1), pivoted thereto and an eccentric,

b rigidly secured to the under side of the in dicator. This eccentric bis provided with peripheral groove, in which the outer end of strap Wworks, while the opposite end of the said strap is connected to theinner end of the sliding frame T. When one face of the indicator or signI) is turned toward the passengers the corresponding side of the doubledial-indicatoris provided with two faces to represent two differentfares. Suppose the face 0 on the indicator b to represent five-centfares and the face 6 ten-cent fares. Now, if the face of the sign e,having five-centfares thereon, be turned outward toward the public theframe T will be moved outward, carrying with it the wheels S and Ssecured thereto, which causes the wheel R to mesh with the wheel S,which operates the pointer frigidly secured to the said wheel, andcauses it to register one on the dial for every time the hinged platform0 is depressed. When the sign I) is turned so that the side 0, havingten-cent fares thereon, will be toward the public, the frame T will bedrawn inward or toward the said sign, thereby causing the wheel S toregister with the wheel It and move its pointerf on the ten-centindicator once for every time the step is depressed.

To prevent passengers from stepping over the pivoted or hinged platform0 without depressing the same I provide spring-actuated gates B, adaptedto remain closed and locked until the hinged platform 0 is depressed,which unlocks the gates and allows them to be pushed open while thepersonremains standing on the hinged platform. These gates are pivotedby their postsg in suitable bearings,g", at the sides of the platformand each post is provided, near its lower end, with an arm, 71-,extending outward therefrom in differentdirections. The extremities ofthese arms h are connected together by the diagonal rod Y, which causesthe gates to move simultaneously in the same direction--that is to say,it causes both gates to swing-outward and inward together. The gateposts are encircled by the springs iadapted to constantly tend to closethem.

The diagonal rod Y, above referred to, isprovided centrally with anopening, j, within which the curved end of the spring-pressed dog A fitswhen the gates are closed and pressure rclieved from the hingedplatform. When pressure is brought to bear on thehinged platform 0 thefree end of the operating-lever H bears upon the free end of the dog Aand withdraws the curved end of the said dog from the holej and allowsthe gates to be opened.

My invention isespecially useful for elevated railways and ferrycompanies where difierent fares are charged throughout the day, as itenables the person in charge to tell at aglance the exact number of fiveand ten cent fares taken in on a certain trip or between certain times.

By the use of this improvement a great saving is made by dispensing withtickets, fareboxes, and attendants upon the fare-boxes, as every step onthe platform 0 is transmitted to the pointers on the indicators.

The distance between the wheels S and S is sufficient to allow the wheelR to mesh with one without interfering with the other, but notsufficient for it to rest between them without meshing with one or theother.

In the drawings, B represents the office' .where the passenger pays hisfare. After the fare is paid he steps into the passage-way A, whichlatter is justwideenough forone person to pass through with ease,thereby preventing two from stepping on the platform at one time andonly registering one on the indicator. In the present instance I haveshown the hinged platform raised above the level of the floor, in orderto more absolutely protect it against two persons placing their feet onit at the same time; but it can be placed on the same. level with thefloor, if so desired.

Instead of using mechanism for locking the gates every time they areclosed, it can be dispensed with, the force of the spring beingsufticient for all purposes. So, also, can one gate or 'a turnstile beused with equally good effects, the arms of the turnstilc preventing thenext succeeding person from stepping on the platform until theprecedingperson has stepped off.

It is evident that myimproved arrangement for operating the pointers maybe used on carsteps or passageways with a single dial where only onefare is charged, so I would have it understood that I do not limitmyself to the exact construction of parts shown and described, butconsider myself at liberty to make such changes as come within thespirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an automatic passenger-register, the combination,with a hingedplatform, of a sliding frame having two dials, two pointers, and twowheels secured thereto, and intervening mechanism for operating eitherpointer when pressure is brought to bear on the said hinged platform,substantially as set forth.

2. In an automatic passenger-register, the combination,with a hingedplatform, of a slidin g frame having two dials, two pointers, and twowheels secured thereto, two gates secured over the said hinged platform,and intervening mechanism for unlocking both gates and operating eitherpointer when pressure is brought to bear on the hinged platform,substantially as set forth.

3. In an automatic passenger-register, the combination, with a hingedplatform, of a sliding frame having two dials, two wheels, and twopointers secured thereto, two gates scoured over or at one end of thesaid hinged platform, and a pivoted sign or indicator having figures orletters on opposite faces and an eccentric below it, the said eccentricbeing connected to the said sliding frame by a suitable strap, andmechanism connecting the hinged platform with the said sliding frame,and gates whereby the pointer on one indicator is made to move onespace, and the gates to be unlocked when pressure is brought to bear onthe hinged platform, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a sliding fram having two dials, two wheels,and two pointers secured thereto, as described, and a small wheelsecured to a shaft inside of the sliding frame, between the two wheels,of a swiveled sign or indicator having letters or figures on itsopposite faces, an eccentric rigidly secured to the said sign, and astrap connecting the sign to the sliding frame, whereby movement of thesign is transmitted to the sliding frame, substantially-as set forth.

5. The combination, with the hinged gates each having an arm extendingoutward in different directions, the said arms being connected togetherby a diagonal bar having a central opening,ot' the hinged platformhaving an arm depending therefrom, the lower end of the said arm beingpivotally secured to the operating-lever, which latter is rigidlysecured to a rock-shaft, and a springpressed dog having a bentextremityadapted to fit in the opening in the diagonal bar and bereleased therefrom by the operating lever when pressure is brought tobear onthe hinged platform, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with the hinged platform 0, arm G, operating-leverH, rock-shaft I, sliding rod K, bell-crank M, and springpressed pawl O,of the ratchet-wheel P, shaft N, cog-wheel R, and a sliding frame havingtwo dials, two pointers, and two wheels, between which the wheel Rrests, substantially as set forth.

7. Thecombination of theshort shaftN, havin g a ratchet-wheel at one endand a cog-wheel at the other end, of a sliding frame provided with twodials, two pointers, and two wheels, the space between the two wheelsbeing of such width as to allow the small cog-wheel to engage with onewheel of the sliding frame without interfering with the other, but notsufficient to allow the said cog to move without engaging one of thesaid wheels, and consequently indicating it on the dial.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

- GEORGE 1). PAUL.

' Witnesses:

EDMUND E. PRICE, GILBERT J. MoGLoIN.

